International Hummus Day: How to make classic hummus

  13 May 2017    Read: 1641
International Hummus Day: How to make classic hummus
There is really no need to ever use store-bought hummus: it is simple to make yourself and can then be seasoned to your liking. This hummus recipe from Shaun Rankin is served as a dip alongside crudités.

Hummus

800g of chickpeas, tinned
​125ml of olive oil
​100ml of vegetable oil
​100ml of lemon juice
3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
2 tsp smoked paprika, plus extra for serving
​170g of tahini
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of black pepper

Crudités

2 carrots
1 cucumber
1 red pepper
cherry tomatoes, 1 punnet


Drain the chickpeas and rinse thoroughly​. In a saucepan, warm the olive oil and the vegetable oil over a low heat​. Pour the chickpeas into a food processor. Add the lemon juice, garlic, smoked paprika and tahini paste. Blend until smooth.

Slowly pour in the oils. If the hummus starts to get too thick, add some water. Season with salt and white pepper. Spoon into a bowl, drizzle with a little more olive oil and dust lightly with smoked paprika.

Peel the carrots and wash the cucumber, pepper and tomatoes. Cut the tomatoes in half and the other vegetables into batons. Serve the hummus with the crudités.

/The Independent/

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